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IwanttogivethankstoGodforthecolumnsHehasbeengiving me. God is so goodandHespeakstousdaily.Wejustneed to take time to lis-ten! IhavebeenhuntinganicebuckIcallCaliforniathepastfew weeks. I have seen thisbuck multiple times. He hasoutsmarted me every time Ihavebeenafterhim.IthoughtforsureIhadfinallyfiguredhim out. I moved a stand totheperfecttree.AllIneededwas theperfectwindandhewouldbeonthewall.TheperfectwindfinallycameandIhadthegreenlightfrommy wife to hunt! Love YouSweetheart!! I had no doubthewouldbeadeadbuckjustbeforedark.Igotsettledinforacouplehourwait. It was just a few minutesbefore dark. I was ready forCaliforniatostepout.Anee-rie fog rolled in. I was stillwaitingwithlightfadingfast.I waited and waited a fewmore minutes. It was com-pletely dark and very foggyin thecreekbottom.Califor-nianevershowedup.Ididn’tevenseeadeer. So I climbed down out ofmy stand into a dark foggyfield with a good little hikeahead of me to the truck. Irealizedmyflashlightwasinthetruck.IamprettysurethatIheardababyBigfootcryingon the hill as I walked out.Nolight,darkfoggyfieldandsome crazy noises comingfrom the hill to my left.AsI was walking out I thoughtaboutPsalms23. TheLordismyshepherd;Ishallnotwant. 2Hemakethmetoliedowningreenpastures:Heleadethmebesidethestillwaters. 3He restoreth my soul: Heleadeth me in the paths ofrighteousness for his name’ssake. 4Yea,thoughIwalkthroughthe valley of the shadow ofdeath,Iwillfearnoevil:forthouartwithme;thyrodandthystafftheycomfortme. 5Thou preparest a tablebeforeme in thepresenceofmineenemies:thouanointest

myheadwithoil;mycuprun-nethover. 6Surelygoodnessandmer-cyshallfollowmeallthedaysofmylife:andIwilldwellinthehouseoftheLordforever SoImadeitacrossthecreekand was headed across an-otherbigfield.Mytruckwasparkedonahill overlookingthebig field Iwas in. Iwasstillawaysfrommytruck.Ithought to myself, I wonderif my key remote will workthatfaraway.Ihitthebuttonandtheheadlightspoppedon.Theylitupthefieldandmadethewalkeasy.Ijustfollowedthelightsthatwouldleadmehome. John 8:12 come tomind when I hit the key re-mote. John 8:12, When Jesusspoke again to the people,he said, “I am the light ofthe world. Whoever followsme will never walk in dark-ness,butwillhavethelightoflife.” The Light will lead youhome. The Light will calmyourfears.TheLightwillal-waysbewithyou.Youneverhave to walk in darkness ifyouknowtheLight.IhighlyrecommendyougettheLightinyourlife. GoodLucktoallthatisgunhuntingthisweekend.Besafeandtakeafewminutestolis-tentoGodspeakwhilehunt-ing. Until next week, get outandenjoyGod’screation!

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Shining Light On A Hill

2015PRIMARY

Basketball &Cheerleading

SignupsThis year, our season will run thru Mid-FebruaryDATES_________ Saturday November 14th 10a-1p Monday November 16th 6-8 p Tuesday November 17th 6-8 p Thursday November 19th 6-8 p Saturday November 21st 10a-1pLOCATION: Estill High School Gym LobbyBASKETBALL LEAGUES Boys/Girls Preschool to 1st Grade Boys/Girls 2nd & 3rd Grade Boys/Girls 4th & 5th Grade Boys/Girls 6th thru 8th GradeCHEERLEADING Girls Preschool to 5th Grade COST: 30.00 per kid ($5.00 less for each brother or sister)

Payment is due when you come to sign upEveryone must sign up at one of the designated times.

We will not take sign-ups over the phone.SATURDAY, November 21st is Last Day to sign up!

Anyone interested in Coachingneeds to come to one of the sign-ups

We will have ALL GIRL TEAMSif we have enough kids to sign up!

by MIKE WISEMANEstill Tribune Sportswriter The 2015 Estill Countyfootball season came to anend Friday night at BellCounty as the Engineersweredefeated41-8. Estill’s highly toutedrunning game was held incheckbytheBobcats. The‘Neerscameintothegameaveragingawhopping392 yds per game rushing

butwereheldtoabouthalfthattotal. Toprushers,KordelDayandDawsonBinghamwerebothheldtoaround60yardsbelowtheiraverage. Estill’sseasonwouldendwithamodest6win,5lossrecord. A few games thatslipped away from Estillwouldgivethema3seedinthedistrictandwouldresultin the matchup with Bell

County. These young men haveno reason to hang theirhead,theyhavehadagreatseason. From a freshmanseason that was winless toa 15-8 record over the lasttwoyearsistestamenttothehard work and dedicationthatthecoachesandplayershaveputin. Once again, Congratsonagreatseasonandgood

luckin2016. OffensiveStats:K.Day13rushes52yards(Season:1421yds15TD),D.Bing-ham14–47yds(1130yds16TD),BlakeFrancisco9–43yds (586yds 8TD),Dylan Spivey 10 –34 yds(538yds15TD) DefensiveStats:K.Day7tkls,B.Francisco5Tkls,MichaelAbner5 tkls,WillHarris1tkl1FumRec.

Engineers End Season 6-5 With Playoffs Loss

The Estill County Football Engineers started the game off with a prayer earlier in the season at Frankfort

Estill’s running is held in check as Bell County runs up a 41-8 victory